At least 10 people were killed and five injured when a van plunged down a steep slope in Chisapani Gadhi, Nepal, on Thursday, Nov. 12. (Foto: Instagram)
At least 10 people were killed and five others injured Thursday, Nov. 12, when a van left the road and plunged about 700 meters down a steep slope in Chisapani Gadhi, Nepal. The injured were taken to hospitals in the area.
Passenger Sanjay Yadav told the Kathmandu Post that the vehicle had stopped in Chisapani Gadhi. As the driver tried to continue, the van suddenly jolted and went down the slope, Yadav said. He fell from the vehicle and came to rest higher up the hillside as it continued downward. Yadav said he was hurt but survived, and believed many others had died.
Police suspect the driver, who was among those killed, may have fallen asleep at the wheel. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash.
Nepal has many narrow roads that run through mountainous areas.
